Resources & Forms

Listed below are forms, handbooks, links, and policies that will be beneficial to both "preadmitted" and "admitted to program" education students. 

 

PRAXIS

Praxis Core

The state of South Carolina requires all teacher candidates, seeking teacher certification, to demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics. To ensure this, passing scores on the Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators Tests are required. The Praxis Core Tests consist of three separate tests:

  • Reading Test: The Core Reading test includes sets of questions that require the integration and analysis of multiple documents, as well as some alternate response types, e.g., select-in-passage. See Reading Test Preparation.
  • Writing Test: The Core Writing test assesses both argumentative writing and informative/explanatory writing, and will contain one writing task for each writing type. In addition, multiple-choice questions will be added to address the importance of research strategies and assess strategies for revising and improving text. See Writing Test Preparation.
  • Mathematics Test: The Core Mathematics test includes numeric entry and multiple choice questions, and will also offer an on-screen calculator to help ensure that questions are testing mathematical reasoning by reducing the chance that a candidate's wrong response comes from a simple arithmetic error. See Mathematics Test Preparation.

>> Praxis Core Test Information

 

Praxis Core Exemptions

  • ACT Scores for Exemption : ACT Composite score of 22
  • SAT Scores for Exemption: SAT Score of 1100.
  • 550 on the SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing : Candidate may exempt reading and writing portion of core.
  • 550 on the SAT Math portion : Candidate may exempt Math core subtest.

Please see Praxis Website for further information : https://www.ets.org/praxis/site/epp/about/core

 

Praxis II Subject Assessments

Praxis II is a subject area test that assesses content knowledge of pre-certified teacher candidates. Before achieving Candidate status, candidates must take and pass the Praxis II Subject Assessments within their area of study. Additional information regarding Praxis II is available at https://www.ets.org/praxis/site/epp/about/subject

>> Praxis II Test Information